Touchstones of design [Book] : redefining public architecture / Curtis Fentress.
Material type: TextPublication details: Mulgrave, Vic., Australia : Images Publishing, c2010.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 16 cmISBN:- 9781864703825 (hbk. standard format edition)
- 1864703822 (hbk)
- 9781864704013 (hbk. small format edition)
- 1864704012 (hbk.)
- Redefining public architecture
- [Re]defining public architecture
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- 720.103
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Includes index.
Includes artist chronology.
The touchstone of design: Discover the natural order -- Use context to create identity -- Let culture guide design -- Celebrate the entry -- Listen closely -- Stay focused -- Restrain the ego -- Design for people.
Award-winning architect Curtis Fentress lays out his approach to public architecture by outlining eight touchstones based on beauty, logic, and humanism, in a work showcasing thirty years of ground-breaking design.
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